I've tried many shoulder braces, and this is easily the most comfortable to use, and also one of the most versatile. I must admit that most of the time I travel light, and so I will often configure it without all of the parts, but even so, it is a great piece of equipment, whether used in part or whole. You can feel it's quality no matter the use.It is solid and well made. When you tighten the thumb screws they stay tight and hold the 15mm rods in position. When using matt boxes or follow focus on the rails it is easy to adjust your camera up or down as needed. Having the twin rails supporting the camera makes it hard for the camera's weight to cause it to roll on you. The hand grip is comfortable. Best of all though is the where the shoulder brace itself makes contact with your shoulder. The rubber cover makes it very comfortable (so much nicer for long stretches than the zacuto alternative), and the narrowness of it makes it so that it can pivot against your body, allowing you to easily adjust the angle from which you are viewing it. (So many other manufacturers have this piece being a couple inches wideredrock for example-, and the versatility goes way down.) This is key for me, since most of my photography and videography is of wildlife and done on a kayak, which means I can't pivot my body as much. In this case it becomes necessary for my camera to pivot, and when I use this brace it can. It is also very handy when standing on dry land, and you want to be able to pivot, without taking a step (and risking bounce).
All in all very well made and very versatile, one of my key pieces of camera equipment that travels with me, no matter where in the world I go (although I will usually only take the parts of it I need depending on the type of shooting I will be doing).
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